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TheWinterSolstice,asthenameimplies,meansthecomingofwinter.AsanimportantsolarterminthetraditionalChinesecalendar,itisalsoatraditionalholidayforChinese,whichisalsocalled“冬节”,“长至节”,“亚岁”.Ingenerally,theWinterSolsticeoccursbetweenDecember21stand23rd.TheWinterSolsticeisoneoftwenty-foursolarterms.Onthisday,intheNorthernHemispheretheperiodofdaytimeistheshortestoftheyearandtheperiodofnightislongest.WeChinesealwayscallitJinJiu,whichmeansonceWinterSolsticecomes,wewillmeetthecoldesttimeahead.冬至就是二十四节气之一。这一天是北半球全年中白天最短、夜晚最长的一天。我们中国人称它为“进九”，这意味着一旦冬至来临的时候，我们会遇到最冷的时间TheWinterSolsticefestivaloriginatedfromtheHanDynasty,andflourishedintheTangandSongDynasties.Theancientsputimportantonthewintersolsticefestival.冬至节源于汉代，盛于唐宋。古人对冬至是十分重视的。InTangandSongDynasties,theWinterSolsticeisthedayofancestorworship.Theemperorinthisdaywillholdheavenworshipceremonyinoutside,andthepeoplewillworshiptheirparentsorelders.唐、宋时期，冬至是祭天祭祀祖的日子，皇帝在这天要到郊外举行祭天大典，百姓在这一天要向父母尊长祭拜Afterthousandsofyears'sdevelopment,theWinterSolsticehasformedauniquefoodculturefestival.InthesouthofChina,eatingwonton(馄饨)isverycommoninWinterSolstice.Inaddition,eatingglutinousriceballs（汤圆）isalsotheWinterSolsticetraditions.InNorthernChinaduringwintersolsticethereisacustomofeatingdumplings.冬至节是个美食盛节，南方吃馄饨、汤圆，北方吃饺子。Actually,thetraditionofeatingdumplingsduringwintersolsticehasitsorigininearlytimes.冬至吃饺子的习俗由来已久。ItissaidthatdumplingswereinventedbyZhangZhongjing,awell-knowndoctorfromtheEastern-HanDynasty.据说，饺子是东汉名医张仲景发明Onewinter,hesawthatmanypeople’searswerefrozenandittroubledhim.Whenhewenthome,heaskedhisdisciplestoboilmutton,chiliesandotheringredientswithmedicinalpropertiesforfendingoffcoldinapot.Afterthesewereboiled,theyladledthemuttonandotheringredientsoutofthepot,choppedthemintopieces,andthenwrappedthemwithdoughskinsintheshapeofears.Afterward,theyputtheseintopotstoboilagain.有一年冬天，他看到很多人耳朵冻烂了，心里很难受。他让他的弟子用羊肉、辣椒和一些驱寒药放在锅里煮。等煮好后，捞出来切碎，用面皮包成一只只耳朵形状，再放在锅里煮OnthedayoftheWinterSolstice,thepeoplewhoseearswerefrozenweresenttoeatthedumplings.ZhangZhongjingcalledit“colddispellingdumplingsoup”.Peoplewhoateitfeltwarmfromheadtotoe.Theirearsheatedup,healingailmentscausedbythecold.冬至那天，专门送给冻伤的人吃。张仲景把这种治伤的药叫“祛寒娇耳汤”，吃过的人只觉得浑身发暖，两耳生热，耳朵上的冻伤都好了。Afterwards,ZhangZhongjingdiedonthedayofWinterSolstice.Inordertohonorhismemory,everyyearonthedayofthewintersolsticeeveryhouseholdmakesdumplings.后来，张仲景在冬至那天去世。人们为了纪念他，每年冬至家家户户包饺子吃。TheWinterSolsticeisarichfestival.Accordingtolegend,theWinterSolsticeinthehistoryoftheZhouDaiisthenewyear'sday.Thatwasaverylivelyday.冬至是一个内容丰富的节日，据传，冬至在历史上的周代是新年元旦，曾经是个很热闹的日子。Somepeoplelovetodraw“九九消寒图”forentertainment.Firstly,drawingninecoldpluminthewhitepaperandnineflowersforperbranch.Secondly,accordingtotheweathertofillaplumblossomwithaspecificcolor.民间流行填九九消寒图以供消遣。在白纸上绘制九枝寒梅，每枝九朵，一枝对应一九，一朵对应一天，每天根据天气实况用特定的颜色填充一朵梅花。《滦京杂咏》元朝杨允孚试数窗间九九图，余寒消尽暖回初。梅花点徧无余白，看到今朝是杏株。